Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Essex, Earls of

ESSEX, Earls of. [See Bohun, Humphrey de, V, VII, and VIII; Bourchier, Henry (d. 1483); Bourchier, Henry (d. 1539); Capel, Arthur (1631-1683); Capel, William (1697–1743); Cromwell, Thomas (1485?-1540), statesman; Devereux, Robert (1567-1601), Queen Elizabeth's favourite; Devereux, Robert (1591-1646), parliamentary general; Devereux, Walter (1541?-1576); Mandeville, Geoffrey de, d. 1144].